National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scoring inconsistencies between neurologists and emergency room nurses.

Background: Little is known about the consistency of initial NIHSS scores between neurologists and RNs in clinical practice.

Methods: A cohort study of patients with a code stroke was conducted at an urban academic Primary Stroke Center in the Midwest between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019 to determine consistency in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Scores (NIHSS) between neurologists and registered nurses (RNs).

Results: Among the 438 patients included in this study 65.